Hesston 56 Larned 35
Month: September 2017
Wichita North West – 63 Great Bend – 27
Wichita North West – 63
Great Bend – 27
Hoisington 53 Hillsboro 28
Hoisington 53 Hillsboro 28
Larned man faces up to 17 years of prison time for drug charges
Allen Bauer, age 54 of Larned, Kansas, made a first appearance in the Pawnee County District Court Thursday afternoon concerning felony drug charges.
Bauer was arrested by the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Department without incident at his home in Larned on September 12, 2017. He is charged with (1) Possession of between 3.5 grams and 100 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of school property; (2) Unlawful Use of Drug Paraphernalia suitable for distribution; (3) Unlawful use of a telecommunication device to distribute a controlled substance; and (4) Unlawful use of drug paraphernalia suitable for ingesting a controlled substance.
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for September 28, 2017. The defendant remains in the custody of the Pawnee County Sheriff with bond set at $90,000 cash or surety.
Depending of his criminal history, if convicted as charged the defendant faces a presumptive prison sentence of between 138 and 204 months with the department of corrections.
Kan. police chase ends when stolen truck full of mattresses crashes
TECUMSEH, Kan.
— A police chase in northeast Kansas has come to an end after a stolen box truck full of mattresses crashed into a guardrail on the highway.
Lawrence police chased the truck Wednesday after a delivery driver reported it was stolen.
The pursuit went west on U.S. Route 40. The Kansas Highway Patrol, the Topeka Police Department and the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office responded to the chase.
Authorities say stop-sticks were used and at least one tire on the vehicle was shredded.
The truck crashed into a guard rail just east of Topeka about a half-hour after the pursuit began.
The person suspected of stealing the truck 27-year-old Daniel Heneck was taken to a Topeka hospital to be treated for injuries. He has a previous conviction for Aggravated Assault, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.
USGS reports 5th earthquake this week in Kansas
SUMNER COUNTY — The U.S. Geological Survey has reported 5 earthquakes in Kansas this week.
The most recent at 8:13p.m. Thursday measured a magnitude 2.7 and was centered approximately four miles southwest of Mayfield in Sumner County.
At 4:13 p.m. Thursday, a quake measured a magnitude 2.8 and was centered approximately 5 miles south of the Kingman County community of Spivey, according to the U.S.GS.
The agency reported a magnitude 3.2 quake centered approximately 4 miles northeast of Harper at 11:14p.m. Wednesday night
A quake at 10:15a.m. Sunday measured 2.3 and was centered near Argonia in Sumner County.
The USGS also reported quakes in Harper and Sedgwick County earlier in September.
There are no reports of damage or injury from Thursday’s quakes, according to the Sumner County Sheriff’s Department.
Family of Kan. girl who died from electrical shock settles suit
SALINA, Kan. (AP) — Salina has settled a lawsuit with a family whose 12-year-old daughter died several months after being shocked while playing in a rainstorm.
The civil suit filed by Jaymie Hicks and Jonni Cullison was settled for an undisclosed amount.
The couple’s daughter, Jayden, was 11 in May 2013 when she slipped in a puddle and fell onto an in-ground junction box at the entrance to a plaza in downtown Salina. The box had been installed without a grounding wire and contained damaged wires. Jayden underwent months of hospitalization and rehabilitation before she died in December of that year.
Her parents previously reached undisclosed settlements with the manufacturer of the junction box and company that installed it. Court records say the city never inspected the wiring.
Cherry Village recognizes housekeepers during special week
BUSINESS NEWS
Since much of what the housekeeping and laundry employees do at Cherry Village Benevolence is behind-the-scenes, their co-workers wanted to take advantage of a special week to recognize their diligence.
The five women were honored in observance of Environmental Services & Housekeeping Week, Sept 10-16. They are Maria Gonzalez, Maria Arana, Lucia Almaraz, Angelica Escobedo and Marable Villegas.
Cherry Village is a non-profit, short- and long-term-care facility.
“Our team of housekeeping professionals does so much for Cherry Village and our residents,” Director of Marketing Erin Lewis said. “Their hard work is vitally important to everyone here, and results in a pleasing first impression for visitors.
“We often hear compliments about our cleanliness,” she continued. “Each member of the housekeeping staff should take pride in the valuable services they perform. We appreciate everything they do.”
Cherry Village insists on cleanliness for the health of residents and staff, and uses products appropriate for long-term-care facilities, Lewis noted.
“Our housekeepers are a good counterpart to the nursing staff,” she explained. “They help prevent infections every day and take extra precautions during cold and flu seasons.
“The housekeepers tell us they think of Cherry Village and our residents as an extension of their families. We think of them the same way,” Lewis added. “We are blessed to have such an amazing team of caring individuals.”
A local family has managed Cherry Village, 1401 Cherry Lane, since it opened in 1978.
SW Kan. man convicted of kidnapping judge sentenced for terrorism
GARDEN CITY – A man accused of forcing himself at gunpoint into a state judge’s home and holding the judge hostage for several hours while making demands of other state officials has been sentenced to life in prison for terrorism, according to Attorney General Derek Schmidt.
In July, a Finney County jury found Jason Linn Nichols, 34, of Garden City, guilty of one count of terrorism, one count of kidnapping, one count of aggravated burglary, two counts of aggravated assault, one count of criminal threat and one count of criminal restraint. The jury also found Nichols not guilty of a second count of terrorism. Senior Judge Jack Burr today sentenced Nichols to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 20 years. Nichols will serve his sentence in the Kansas Department of Corrections.
Schmidt filed criminal charges in June 2016 in connection with the incident that occurred May 31, 2016, in Garden City. Evidence presented at trial showed that while Nichols held the judge in his Garden City home he demanded a phone call be placed to the Kansas secretary of revenue. During that call, Nichols demanded the Department of Revenue provide to Nichols various types of information related to state taxes.
Kansas law defines terrorism to include the commission of a felony with the intent to influence government policy by intimidation or coercion or with the intent to affect the operation of any unit of government.
The charges stemmed from an investigation by the Garden City Police Department, Finney County Sheriff’s Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the Dodge City Police Department. Assistant Attorney General Jessica Domme of Schmidt’s office prosecuted the case.
Kan. asks Supreme Court to reverse rulings on immigrants
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse rulings by the state’s highest court that they say prevent the state from prosecuting immigrants in the U.S. illegally for identity theft.
Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in a news release three rulings last week by the Kansas Supreme Court said federal immigration law superseded Kansas law in those types of cases.
Schmidt said the Kansas court ruled the state can’t prosecute a defendant for falsifying state or private legal documents if that person put the same false information on federal forms for employment verification.
A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on whether to consider the Kansas appeal isn’t expected until later this year or early next year.